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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐.
This is a non-fiction art book, and I, the long-suffering wanna-be stick-figure artist, thought I should try working with this one.
Itโs divided into 4 sections:
โขStart here
โขGet a Sketchbook
โขPractice makes perfect
โขMake it your own
ยฆ ฿น ยฆ ยท ยฆ ฿น ยฆ ยท ยฆ ฿น ยฆ ยท ยฆ ฿น ยฆ ยท ยฆ ฿น ยฆ ยท ยฆ ฿น ยฆ ยท ยฆ ฿น ยฆ ยท ยฆ ฿น ยฆ
The Author used a wide range of topics to help learn drawing.
For example you get flowers, peas, and pasta as topics but also dogs or patterns.
And while this isnโt a step-by-step tutorial-style bookโฆ she gives you enough information and techniques to start your drawing adventure, or to rekindle your interest. While the exercises are more loosely given, you will find many of them in this book to work on your art.
3.9 stars for this book, which will be rounded up to a full 4-star rating!
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
This is a non-fiction art book, and I, the long-suffering wanna-be stick-figure artist, thought I should try working with this one.
Itโs divided into 4 sections:
โขStart here
โขGet a Sketchbook
โขPractice makes perfect
โขMake it your own
ยฆ ฿น ยฆ ยท ยฆ ฿น ยฆ ยท ยฆ ฿น ยฆ ยท ยฆ ฿น ยฆ ยท ยฆ ฿น ยฆ ยท ยฆ ฿น ยฆ ยท ยฆ ฿น ยฆ ยท ยฆ ฿น ยฆ
The Author used a wide range of topics to help learn drawing.
For example you get flowers, peas, and pasta as topics but also dogs or patterns.
And while this isnโt a step-by-step tutorial-style bookโฆ she gives you enough information and techniques to start your drawing adventure, or to rekindle your interest. While the exercises are more loosely given, you will find many of them in this book to work on your art.
3.9 stars for this book, which will be rounded up to a full 4-star rating!
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
informative
inspiring
relaxing
TLDR: this is a great book if you want to learn how to draw but it seems scary. Check it out!
Light-hearted, helpful, and non-threatening: this is the trifecta you want if you're looking for a book to help ease you into the waters of sketching and drawing, especially if you want to do it intuitively and from your heart. This book delivers on all three. I've read/owned a lot of (too many? never!) similar books about "how to draw" from many different perspectives. This one is charming and will stick around on my shelf.
The author starts off slow, helping us see that just a few lines can make a drawing. There's a clever exercise involving graph paper that helps the aspiring artist think about animals (and objects) as pixel blocks, which is nowadays a very accessible idea for nearly everyone. But the book doesn't stop at basic concepts. It keeps going into sketching from real life, shading, perspective, and a lot of other meaty topics that will be interesting for people who have gone beyond the 101 basics. The author even gets into things like texture and patterns. In fact, the author is bubbling over with creative ideas - near the end, there's suggestions for doing art on shoes, on pebbles, on recipe cards. I love this energy!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this eARC for unbiased review.
Light-hearted, helpful, and non-threatening: this is the trifecta you want if you're looking for a book to help ease you into the waters of sketching and drawing, especially if you want to do it intuitively and from your heart. This book delivers on all three. I've read/owned a lot of (too many? never!) similar books about "how to draw" from many different perspectives. This one is charming and will stick around on my shelf.
The author starts off slow, helping us see that just a few lines can make a drawing. There's a clever exercise involving graph paper that helps the aspiring artist think about animals (and objects) as pixel blocks, which is nowadays a very accessible idea for nearly everyone. But the book doesn't stop at basic concepts. It keeps going into sketching from real life, shading, perspective, and a lot of other meaty topics that will be interesting for people who have gone beyond the 101 basics. The author even gets into things like texture and patterns. In fact, the author is bubbling over with creative ideas - near the end, there's suggestions for doing art on shoes, on pebbles, on recipe cards. I love this energy!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this eARC for unbiased review.